Article-holder



J. A. RUTZ.

ARTICLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 2920.

Patenmd Jan. 4, 1921;

qwihwoo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTICLE-HOLDER.

Specification of LettersPatentr Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed April 7, 1920. Serial No; 372,054.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Rurz, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Wilkes- Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Article-Holders, of which the follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to article holders for pocket or personal use, and it is an important object of the invention to provide a device of this character having means for engaging within one of the side walls of a pocket for preventing the accidental displacement of the holder.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article holder formed into compartments, the walls formlng the compartments being constructed of resilient metal to provide clamping jaws for clamping the articles to be supported therebetween.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a longitudinal sectional view through a pocket, showing the article holder as applied.

Fig. 2 illustrates a side elevational view of the article holder, and

Fig. 3 illustrates a perspective view of an article holder especially adapted to holding rulers, or the like.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the base of the article holder which is formed of any suitable sheet metal and provided with the opposed upwardly extending flanges 6.

The base 5 is relatively long and provides a support for the opposed jaws 7 and 8, forming the walls of the article holder, and as shown, each of these jaws has its lower extremity secured to the base 5 by connection with the flanges 6, the flanges and aws being connected by welding, or in any other suitable manner.

These jaws 7 and 8 are arranged in pairs and disposed in spaced relation throughout the length of the base 5, there being pro vided partitioning plates 9, disposed between adjacent edges of the jaws, so that an 211131016 supported in one compartment will be malntained in an upright position, and prevented from moving to an adjacent compartment.

The jaws 7 and 8 are curved throughout their lengths, so that the intermediate portions of the jaws of each pair will lie in close proximity with each other to set up a gr pping action between the jaws of each pair, between.

A plurality of teeth are formed in the upper edge of one of the jaws, the teeth being indicated at 10, and due to the curvature of the jaws, it is obvious that the teeth Wlll position themselves within the fabric of the pocket to prevent the article holder from being accidentally displaced from the pocket.

It might be further stated that when an article is forced between cooperating jaws of the compartments, the jaw carrying the teeth 10 is of course forced laterally to lock the teeth 10 in their fabric engaging positions.

In the modified form of the invention as illustrated by Fig. 3 of the drawing, a single compartment is provided, which includes the opposed jaw 7 and 8, which have their lower ends secured to the base 5, in a manner similar to that as heretofore described. The type of holder as illustrated by Fig. 3 of the drawing, is one which is especially adapted for supporting relatively large articles such as rulers or the like, and in this form of the invention the jaw 8 is provided with teeth 10' adapted to lock the article holder within the pocket in which the article holder is carried.

From an observation of Fig. 2 it is obvious that a plurality of articles of various sizes may be supported within the various compartments, the size of one article not affecting the operation of the jaws of the adjacent compartment.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. An article holder including a base, a plurality of jaws arranged in pairs and disposed throughout the length of the base, spacing plates disposed between the jaws of each pair, said jaws being curved throughout their lengths, and means formed on one end of one jaw of each pair, for contacting with the fabric of the pocket in which the when an article is forced thereholder is supported for preventing displacement.

2. An article holder including a base, a plurality of spring jaws arranged in pairs and supported by the base, means supported by the base and disposed between adjacent pairs of jaws for partitioning one jaw from the other, and means formed on one end of each pair for contacting with the fabric of a pocket in which the article holder is car: 10

JOHN A. RUTZ. itnesses R. J. ODONNELL, IDA M. THOMAS. 

